High Martial Arts: Starting with a Martial Saint Peak Cultivation

Chen Yuan withdrew his fist.

He nodded in satisfaction, feeling the depletion of his spiritual energy.

With the combined full force of his nine clones and his main body's attack, the spiritual energy consumption was well within an acceptable range for his current size.

And its power...

Looking at the huge crater on the sea that was still slowly being filled in, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

enough.

The sea creatures who had miraculously survived in the distance sensed that their leader's aura had completely vanished, and they instantly erupted into chaos.

"The king is dead! The king is dead!"

"Run! Run!"

They fled desperately toward the cave, wishing they had more legs.

Chen Yuan glanced at the figures frantically fleeing in the seawater, his eyes turning cold.

"kill."

With a swift movement, he transformed into a streak of light and plunged into the sea race army.

Nine clones followed closely behind.

Wherever it passed, sea creatures fell.

These sea creatures just killed so many Great Xia warriors on the defensive line, now it's time for them to pay the price!

Chen Tianling led the Holy Dragon Guards to flank from the other side.

Chen Tianling slew an eighth-tier sea creature with a single strike, then shouted without turning his head, "Shadow, block the left side!"

"They're here!"

The shadowy figure charged wildly.

They pursued and slaughtered their way through the enemy lines.

The seawater was stained crimson with blood, and corpses floated all over the surface.

From the third line of defense to the Heavenly Cave Crack, a distance of only a few dozen miles, the sea surface was covered with the corpses of sea creatures.

Those who ran fast and those who were in the back managed to slip into the rift in the sky and disappear into the eerie blue light.

Those who were slower to escape were all left behind in this sea stained with blood!

Ten minutes later.

Chen Yuan stood in the deep sea, his gaze fixed on the hundred-meter-long chasm in front of him.

A dense, otherworldly aura continuously emanated from the crack, mixing with the seawater to create an indescribable sense of oppression.

Behind Chen Yuan, Chen Tianling and the others were covered in blood, but their auras remained calm.

A shadowy figure hovered to the side.

Its big eyes stared intently at the crack.

Chen Tianling stepped forward. "Boss, should we charge in and wipe out this nest of sea creatures, turning it into a controllable secret realm?"

Shadow chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, yeah! Let's storm in! I'm going to feast!"

Chen Yuan didn't speak.

His gaze swept back and forth across the crack.

According to the intelligence from the Dragon Martial Division, only one ninth-level Saint Realm expert, the Raging Wave King, was detected inside this Heavenly Cave; no other ninth-level auras were found.

Logically speaking, with his strength, leading the Holy Dragon Guards in would most likely have been able to completely wipe out the place.

But the problem is... Lin Zuyao's example is right before our eyes.

That old man was too confident; he got tricked and almost lost his life.

Is there an ambush inside this newly discovered, massive celestial cave with severely inadequate information? Is there a more powerful being lurking within? Are there any strange traps?

he does not know.

Moreover, the suppression of human martial artists inside this Heavenly Cave is real; once inside, one's strength will at least be reduced.

If there really is something big hidden inside, then things could get really interesting.

No large celestial cave is simple.

Chen Yuan shook his head. "No rush, don't go in yet."

Chen Tianling was taken aback: "Boss, you mean...?"

"Have you forgotten how Old Man Lin was brought down?" Chen Yuan glanced at him.

Chen Tianling fell silent.

Indeed, Lin Zuyao was too confident, which led to his being ambushed when he chased Lin into the Heavenly Cave.

It's too risky to rush in now.

Who knows what's waiting inside?

Shadow shrank back: "The boss is right, so are we just going to wait here?"

Chen Yuan said calmly, "Wait, let's seal this crack first."

It's been sealed off?

Chen Tianling and Youying exchanged a glance, both somewhat stunned.

A crack in the Heavenly Cave? This is a large Heavenly Cave, not one of those small cracks a few meters wide.

On the entire planet Earth, there are only a handful of methods that can seal large celestial caves, and the success rate is extremely low.

But then I thought about it again. The boss is a Saint-level array master. The arrays he set up in the mansion before were already ridiculously powerful.

maybe......

Just as Chen Yuan was about to make his move.

A strange aura suddenly emanated from the depths of the Heavenly Cave Crack.

That aura carried a unique rhythm, like the distinctive fluctuations emitted when some rare and precious material matures.

Rich, pure, and tempting!

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow and looked into the depths of the crack.

The aura grew stronger and stronger, and he could sense that the quality of that thing was extremely high, at least at the ninth rank, or even higher!

Moreover, the energy contained in that aura actually had some attraction for him, a peak Martial Saint.

"Boss!" Chen Tianling's eyes lit up. "Could there be some rare and precious treasures ripening inside this Heavenly Cave?"

Youying also got excited: "A ninth-tier rare treasure?! Boss, should we go in and snatch it?"

Chen Yuan didn't speak, but his brows furrowed slightly.

What a coincidence?

He had just arrived at the entrance of the Heavenly Cave when the rare and precious materials inside matured.

Why didn't we notice this when Lin Zuyao was around? Why wasn't it mentioned at all in the Dragon Martial Division's intelligence?

He closed his eyes and carefully sensed the aura.

It is indeed very tempting, and the quality is indeed very high.

If he can get his hands on it, it should improve his abilities somewhat.

Although there won't be many, even the slightest improvement at his level is a valuable thing.

But the problem is... this is too much of a coincidence.

It was as if someone was deliberately luring him in.

Chen Yuan opened his eyes, a hint of understanding flashing in them.

It's just a ninth-tier rare treasure; it's not worth taking such a big risk at this time.

And the system might sign in something even better next month.

"Who cares about rare and precious materials?"

Chen Tianling nodded when he saw that Chen Yuan did not intend to go in.

"Okay, then we'll listen to the boss and not go in."

Youying also wilted: "Fine, fine, if we don't want to go in, we won't."

Chen Yuan smiled and patted Youying's head.

"Don't be discouraged. Once I seal this crack, no matter how good the things inside are, it will be useless."

Seal the crack?

Chen Tianling and Youying exchanged another glance, their eyes filled with anticipation.

......

Chen Yuan's gaze returned to the hundred-meter-long fissure in the sky.

The large crater appeared less than a week ago.

The Tianku Crack has a unique characteristic.

The shorter the time it appears, the easier it is to be sealed or even shut down!

Old structures like the Netherworld Cave, which have existed for decades, are difficult to seal off, let alone close.

Although he, now a Saint-level array master, could shut it down, it would require a great deal of time and preparation.

But this raging torrent cave is different.

It has only been around for a short time.

Although closing a large celestial cave is many times more difficult than closing a small one, no large celestial cave has been closed on Earth so far; at most, they have only been sealed.

But with his Saint-level array mastery, plus a sufficient supply of energy... it might be worth a try!

With a thought, Chen Yuan took out a crystal from his infinite storage space. It was completely black, with faint purple patterns flowing inside.

It emanates a heart-pounding energy fluctuation.

A ninth-tier peak quality, the Demon Core of the Netherworld Demon Lord!

After killing the Netherworld Demon Lord, he put away this demon core, but hadn't figured out how to use it.

This is exactly what I need now.

"I wonder if one peak-level ninth-tier magic core will be enough..."

Chen Yuan thought for a moment.

Then he took out two slightly smaller crystals from his storage space.

These two are of early ninth-tier quality, left behind by two unlucky guys that Chen Tianling and his group casually killed in the Heavenly Cave.

Three ninth-tier magic cores, plus...

His mind started racing again.

Splash!

Eighty thousand high-grade spirit crystals appeared out of thin air in the sea!

Densely packed, crystal clear, reflecting a dazzling light under the glow of the deep blue cracks!

Eighty thousand high-grade spirit crystals and three ninth-order magic cores.

Chen Yuan looked at the things in front of him that were radiating rich energy and nodded.

"That's about enough, that should be sufficient."

Then he closed his eyes.

In his mind, the various profound mysteries of the Saint-level formation flowed rapidly.

He has mastered no fewer than ten sealing formations, but the one most suitable for sealing the cracks in the Heavenly Cave is an ancient sealing formation called the "Nine Heavens Dragon Locking Formation".

This formation is specifically designed to close spatial rifts, requiring precise control over the direction of each array pattern, the position of each array base, and a massive energy supply.

With his current skill level, setting it up wouldn't be a problem, but it would take time.

Chen Yuan opened his eyes, his gaze sharp.

"Holy Dragon Guards, Shadows, protect me! Don't let anything near me until I complete the seal."

"clear!"

"Okay, boss!"

With a wave of his hand, Chen Tianling sent ten Holy Dragon Guards to quickly disperse, surrounding Chen Yuan and the Heavenly Cave Rift, watching their surroundings warily.

The shadowy creature then expanded back to its full size, its 300-meter-long body stretching across the sea, glaring menacingly.

Chen Yuan nodded and raised his hands.

hum!

Eighty thousand high-grade spirit crystals trembled simultaneously, and under the guidance of three ninth-order magic cores, they began to move slowly along a mysterious trajectory!

......

Deep within the Heavenly Cave.

This is a boundless, dark sea.

The seawater was as black as ink, and no light could penetrate this abyss.

Only in the deepest and farthest reaches can one occasionally see some faint blue lights flickering.

It resembles bioluminescence emitted by some kind of deep-sea creature.

And in the deepest part.

A gigantic figure was silently suspended in the darkness.

The figure was at least a hundred meters long and resembled some kind of ancient deep-sea behemoth.

Its head has three pairs of eerie green eyes, which are now coldly gazing into the distance.

His gaze pierced through the darkness, the seawater, and the cracks in the celestial cave, landing on the young figure who was setting up the seal.

"Humans..."

It whispered, its voice deep and resonant like rolling thunder echoing in the sea.

"You killed my men... and now you want to seal my gate?"

Its three pairs of eyes narrowed simultaneously, and a ghostly green light flickered in the darkness.

The aura of that rare and precious material was indeed released by it.

Those are its shed old scales, which, after a century of nurturing, indeed contain considerable energy.

It originally intended to use this thing to lure that human martial saint in, and once he entered the Heavenly Cave, it would have a way to deal with him.

Even if we can't kill him, we can still make him suffer a great loss.

Unexpectedly...

The human didn't fall for it.

"hateful......"

Its voice carried suppressed anger.

Although the Raging Wave King was merely its servant, it had followed it for over a hundred years.

It was never happy to be killed like that.

More importantly, these humans are now trying to seal the rift?

A cold smile curled at the corner of its lips.

Seal the rift? With just a peak Martial Saint?

Those so-called "seals" by humans can only slow down the rate at which the cracks expand; they will be forced open before long.

Especially with these newly appeared cracks, the spatial forces inside are still violently fluctuating, making it impossible for humans to seal them off.

"Overestimating one's abilities."

It gave a cold snort, and its three pairs of eyes slowly closed. This was a crack that it had painstakingly created.

Shut it down.

The day your seal is broken, you'll know what futility truly means.

As for now...

It felt the invisible pressure on its body, and a hint of impatience flashed in its eyes.

It will take a while.

Once the suppression weakens a bit, it will be able to get closer to the crack, and might even be able to break out of it!

By then...

It opened one eye and glanced at the young figure in the distance.

"When the time comes, I will personally come to take your life."